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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SNF 3005	TEACHING LIFE STUDIES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HANIFE KESKIN

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Making to enable student teachers to teach Life Sciences course taught 1-2 and 3rd grades in elementary schools both theoretically and practically. In addition, they will also have an idea about the general aims, contents and practices of the New Program launched in Türkiye in 2018

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Able to know the purpose and content of Life Sciences course.
2	Able to know students' cognitive development features and adapting them to Life Sciences course.
3	Able to know and practicing all teaching strategies, methods and techniques used in Life Sciences course.
4	Able to know and practice all assessment and evaluation methods used in Life Sciences course.
5	Able to know the importance of Life studies in rising efficient citizens.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Basic definitions and concepts about teaching Life Sciences
2	The methodology of Social Sciences and its effects on teaching Life Sciences
3	Re-defining teaching Life Sciences on the basis of constructivist learning approach
4	Examination of Life Sciences
5	Transmission of citizenship and Social Studies as social science approaches
6	The themes in the life information program and the distribution of the achievements in the themes according to classes.
7	Evaluate the methods of developing empathy skills and student samples of empathy.
8	General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9	The place of multi-intelligence theory in the teaching of life science.
10	Drama with theoretical and practical dimensions.
11	Use of resources and materials in life science teaching
12	Values and democracy education in the teaching of life science
13	Examples of teaching life science education.
14	Examples of teaching life science education.
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Binbaşıoğlu, C. (2003), Hayat Bilgisi Öğretimi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım
Birleşmiş Milletler Çocuk Hakları Sözleşmesi Metni
Boydak, A. (2001), Öğrenme Stilleri, Beyaz Yayınları, Istanbul
Claude, R.P. (2003), Yaygın Insan Hakları Eğitimi , (Çev. Mehmet Çevik) Istanbul
Kabapınar, Y. (2007) Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi, Maya-Akademi Yayınları, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of Student s quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hanife.keskin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Cuma 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	20	2	40
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16	PO.17	PO.18	PO.19
LO.1	1	1	5	1	4	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	4	4
LO.2	1	1	5	1	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1
LO.3	1	1	5	1	4	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	4	4
LO.4	1	1	5	1	4	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	3	4	4
LO.5	4	3	5	4	5	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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